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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!vic.news.telstra.net!news.mira.net.au!inquo!in-news.erinet.com!en.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.vader.org!news.demon.co.uk!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc Subject: Re: Help! How do I set my prompt? Date: 29 Apr 1996 11:49:52 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 33 Message-ID: <4m26sg$gc@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <317E4568.62C0@cyclesak.com> <4lqbrf$c7k@innocence.interface-business.de> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] J Wunsch (j@ida.interface-business.de) wrote: : "Tokewanna Inc." <sales@cyclesak.com> writes: : >I'm using csh shell and I was wondering what the set command is so : >it will show my directory locations. Thanks! : ``set prompt'', but you knew this. :-) : The standard csh doesn't provide a good means to arrange for a prompt : displaying the cwd. You can only do this by overriding the `cd', : `pushd', and `popd' builtins by something that uses the `chdir' : builtin, and sets the prompt internal variable. Alas, pushd and popd : are rather complex to implement. Ah, but you don't need to re-implement anything..... alias cd='\'cd\' \!^; set prompt=`pwd`' alias pushd='pushd \!^; set prompt=`pwd`' alias popd='popd \!^; set prompt=`pwd`' :-) : Modern shells (tcsh, bash) allow for a much more sophisticated prompt : string, so your wishes should easily be accomplished there. For : example, all my xterms display the $cwd in their window title. : -- : J"org Wunsch Unix support engineer : joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de http://www.interface-business.de/~j -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....